Amharic አማርኛ am
ደህና ዋሉ
Deh-na wa-loo
Use 'Dähna walu' throughout the day.
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How to say
Good day
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Arabic العربية ar
يوم سعيد
Yawm sa-EED
Use 'Yawm sa'eed' throughout the day, though it's less common than other greetings.
Bangla বাংলা bn
শুভ দিন
Shoo-bho din
Use 'Shubho din' throughout the day.
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Catalan català ca
Bon dia
Bohn DEE-ah
Use 'Bon dia' throughout the day.
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Czech čeština cs
Dobrý den
DO-bree den
Use 'Dobrý den' throughout the day.
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Danish dansk da
God dag
Goh dahg
Use 'God dag' throughout the day.
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German Deutsch de
Guten Tag
GOO-ten TAHK
Use 'Guten Tag' throughout the day.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Καλημέρα
Kah-lee-MEH-rah
Use 'Καλημέρα' in the morning and early afternoon; 'Καλησπέρα' (Kalispera) in the afternoon/evening.
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Spanish Español es
Buenos días
BWEH-nohs DEE-ahs
Use 'Buenos días' in the morning, 'Buenas tardes' in the afternoon, and 'Buenas noches' in the evening/night.
Estonian eesti et
Tere päevast
Teh-reh PAY-vast
Use 'Tere päevast' throughout the day.
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Basque Basque eu
Egun on
Eh-goon ohn
Use 'Egun on' throughout the day.
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Persian فارسی fa
روز بخیر
Rooz beh-khair
Use 'Ruz bekhair' throughout the day.
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Finnish suomi fi
Hyvää päivää
Hoo-vaa PAY-vaa
Use 'Hyvää päivää' throughout the day.
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French Français fr
Bonjour
Bohn-zhoor
Use 'Bonjour' from morning until late afternoon.
Galician Galician gl
Bos días
Bohs DEE-ahs
Use 'Bos días' throughout the day.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
શુભ દિવસ
Shoob di-vas
Use 'Shubh divas' throughout the day.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Barka da rana
Bar-ka da ra-na
Use 'Barka da rana' throughout the day.
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Hebrew עברית he
יום טוב
Yom tov
Use 'Yom tov' throughout the day.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
शुभ दिन
Shoob din
Use 'Shubh din' throughout the day.
Hungarian magyar hu
Jó napot
YOH nah-poht
Use 'Jó napot' throughout the day.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Selamat siang
Se-la-mat see-ang
Use 'Selamat siang' in the afternoon.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Góðan daginn
GO-than DA-yin
Use 'Góðan daginn' throughout the day.
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Italian Italiano it
Buongiorno
Bwohn-JOR-noh
Use 'Buongiorno' in the morning and early afternoon.
Japanese 日本語 ja
こんにちは
Kohn-nee-chee-wah
Use 'Konnichiwa' from late morning until evening.
Korean 한국어 ko
안녕하세요
Ahn-nyung-ha-say-yo
Use 'Annyeonghaseyo' throughout the day, though it's more common to say 'Annyeong' to close friends.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Laba diena
Lah-ba dee-EH-nah
Use 'Laba diena' throughout the day.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Labdien
Lahb-deen
Use 'Labdien' throughout the day.
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Marathi मराठी mr
शुभ दिवस
Shoob di-vas
Use 'Shubh divas' throughout the day.
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Malay Melayu ms
Selamat tengah hari
Se-la-mat ten-gah ha-ree
Use 'Selamat tengah hari' around noon.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Goede dag
KHOO-duh DAKH
Use 'Goede dag' throughout the day, though 'Hallo' is more common.
Norwegian norsk no
God dag
Goo dahg
Use 'God dag' throughout the day.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਸ਼ੁਭ ਦਿਨ
Shoob din
Use 'Shubh din' throughout the day.
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Polish polski pl
Dzień dobry
JAYN DOB-rih
Use 'Dzień dobry' throughout the day.
Portuguese Português pt
Bom dia
BOHM DEE-ah
Use 'Bom dia' in the morning.
Romanian română ro
Bună ziua
BOO-nuh ZEE-wa
Use 'Bună ziua' throughout the day.
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Russian русский ru
Добрый день
DOB-riy DYEN'
Use 'Добрый день' throughout the day.
Swedish svenska sv
God dag
Yood dahg
Use 'God dag' throughout the day.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Habari ya mchana
Ha-ba-ree ya mcha-na
Use 'Habari ya mchana' in the afternoon.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
நாளைய தினம்
Naa-lai-ya thi-nam
While not a direct translation, it's a common greeting.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
శుభ దినం
Shoo-bha dee-nam
Use 'Śubha dinam' throughout the day.
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Thai ไทย th
สวัสดี
Sa-wat-dee
Use 'Sawasdee' throughout the day; 'krap' for males, 'ka' for females.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Magandang araw
Ma-gan-dang a-raw
Use 'Magandang araw' throughout the day.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
İyi günler
EE-ee gyun-LER
Use 'İyi günler' throughout the day.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Добрий день
DOB-riy DYEN'
Use 'Добрий день' throughout the day.
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Urdu اردو ur
خوش دن
Khush din
Use 'Khush din' throughout the day.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Chào buổi sáng
Chow boo-ee sang
Use 'Chào buổi sáng' in the morning, 'Chào buổi chiều' in the afternoon, and 'Chào buổi tối' in the evening.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ẹ ku ọjọ́
Eh koo oh-joh
Use 'Ẹ ku ọjọ́' throughout the day.
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Chinese 中文 zh
你好
Nee how
Use 'Nǐ hǎo' throughout the day.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
你好
Nay ho
Use 'Néih hóu' throughout the day.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Sawubona
Sa-woo-bo-na
Use 'Sawubona' throughout the day.
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